Garbrecht Surname

266,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Garbrecht Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Garber, a variant of Garibert (spear, bright).

Garbrecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7781:103,47712,819
Brazil3631:589,73621,979
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Garbrecht Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Garber, a variant of Garibert (spear, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Garbrecht Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Garbrecht Come From? nationality or country of origin

Garbrecht occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Garbrecht click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garbrecht? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 266,468th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,967,652 people. The surname Garbrecht occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Garbrecht live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 103,477. In Germany it is most common in: Berlin, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 10 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Garbrecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garbrecht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garbrecht surname expanded 1,122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garbrecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garbrecht surname are 34.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.69% being registered with the political party.

Garbrecht earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% more than the national average, earning $50,091 USD per year.

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